Dhammarato Dhamma

The Sangha discuss the first four steps on the path, the hindrances, and rebuilding our natural skills through the senses.

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The Sangha enjoy a wide-ranging discussion of breathing as a tool and waking up in institutional settings. #awakening #religion #contingency  

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Dean and Dhammarato talk about sensations as a prompt for sati and investigation and recognising when we’re in a state of want.

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Robert, Dean, and Dhammarato talk about the connection between enthusiastic advocacy and doubt, pain and discomfort as symptoms of struggle, investigating the causes of sensations, and practicing rel…

The Sangha discuss wakefulness, sleep, and consciousness as an object of meditation, mindfulness as profound contact, nibbāna, knowledge and vision of what is and is not the Path, the fantasy of enli…

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about the value of anchors for finding satisfaction in the present moment, taking actions that end action, a minimalist life in keeping with the Dhamma, and the Dhamma as …

The Sangha discuss the freedom that comes from understanding everything as completely empty and transient. #emptiness #transience #delusion

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The Sangha discuss being in the present moment, the benefits of sangha, happiness as a power, dealing with praise and blame, and enjoying life without schedules and time-keeping. #mindfulness #beingi…

Dean and Dhammarato talk about investigating tension in the body and learning to relax, misconceptions about the jhānas, the impact of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa, and searching for magical experiences and my…

The Sangha discuss right effort, stream entry, Dark Night of the Soul, and the seven knowledges of the sotāpan. #darknightofthesoul #enlightenment #enlightened 

Majjhima Nikāya 117
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David and Dhammarato discuss the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path: right unification of mind with its supports and features. #nobleeightfoldpath #mindfulnessofbreathing  #beinginthemome…

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about taking practice off the cushion by using anchors such as hand movements and body postures. #satipatthana #mindfulnessofbreathing #mindfulness 

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The Sangha discuss maintaining right attitude (samma sankappa) in a society that promotes anticipation, relaxing the body by knowing the body, and ways of coping with laziness and sleepiness. #righta…

Paker, Chris, and Dhammarato talk about aspects of Western Buddhism that create a need for an organisationa like the Open Dhamma Foundation. #opensanghafoundation #buddhadhamma #buddhateachings 

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Karl and Dhammarato talk about pain as an opportunity for investigation and change. #pain #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing 

Majjhima Nikāya 9
Sammādiṭṭhisutta - Right View
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The Sangha talk about the history, politics, and significance for practice of marijuana use, leading to a discussion of the precepts, vinaya, and the pātimokkha and understanding the difference betwe…

The Sangha discuss the value of Sangha and change of lineage, knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path, maintaining practice in everyday life, and dreams, sense anchors, and the progr…

Danny and Dhammarato discuss the practice of ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) by analogy to music and sports commentary to appreciate that it’s an active process of intervention and choice. #mi…

Corey and Dhammarato discuss wholesome and unwholesome, discursive thought and other thoughts, the role of rites, rules and rituals in anxiety and panic, maintaining a state of relaxation, and satisf…

Alek and Dhammarato talk about the nature of the knowledge and vision that arise from the practice of ānāpānasati. #mindfulnessofbreathing #meditation #nobleeightfoldpath 

Majjhima Nikāya 48
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